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picturesque

🇬🇧 UK/.piktʃә'resk/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB2

Definitions

adj.

Visually attractive or charming, as if worthy of being painted; vividly descriptive.

如画的,风景优美的;生动的,形象的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
picturpaint, picture, image
+
econnector
+
squesuffix
=picturesque

Common Collocations

  • 1.picturesque village如画的村庄
  • 2.picturesque scenery如画的风景
  • 3.picturesque setting优美的环境
  • 4.picturesque landscape如画的景色

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The tourists were captivated by the picturesque villages nestled in the Swiss Alps.

  • 2.

    He described the market scene in such picturesque language that I could almost smell the spices.

  • 3.

    The old harbor remains one of the most picturesque spots in the entire region.

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